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GSA Education & Outreach Programs: 2016 Section Meetings

ON TO the FUTURE (OTF) North-Central Section

Stop by the GSA Foundation booth at your Section Meeting’s Champaign, Illinois, USA
Welcome Reception to find out about applying to OTF, which Shlemon Applied Geoscience Luncheon: Mon., 18 April
provides travel support to students underrepresented in the Mann Applied Hydrogeology Luncheon: Tues., 19 April
geosciences to attend their first GSA Annual Meeting (the next
one is 25–28 Sept. 2016 in Denver, Colorado, USA). Rocky Mountain Section

CAREER WORKSHOPS Moscow, Idaho, USA
Shlemon Applied Geoscience Luncheon: Wed., 18 May
Geoscience Career Workshop Part 1: Career Planning and Mann Hydrogeology Luncheon: Thurs., 19 May
Informational Interviewing: Job-hunting begins with career
planning, and this workshop will help you get started with an GSA TODAY | www.geosociety.org/gsatoday
introduction to informational interviewing.
Geoscience Career Workshop Part 2: Geoscience Career
Exploration: How much do geologists make? What are the pros
and cons of working in academia, government, and industry?
Get those answers and more in this career exploration workshop.
Geoscience Career Workshop Part 3 (day 2): Cover Letters,
Résumés, and CVs: How do you prepare a cover letter? Does your
résumé need a good edit? Use this opportunity to learn the dos
and don’ts of putting together the kind of résumés and cover
letters employers want to see.

MENTOR PROGRAMS

The Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Program in Applied Geoscience
and the John Mann Mentors in Applied Hydrogeology Program
offer students the opportunity to meet with geoscience mentors
who work in the applied sector. These luncheon events are so
popular that space is limited—plan to arrive early because lunch
is first-come, first-served. Questions? Contact Jennifer Nocerino
at jnocerino@geosociety.org.

South-Central Section

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Shlemon Applied Geoscience Luncheon: Mon., 21 March
Mann Applied Hydrogeology Luncheon: Tues., 22 March

Northeastern Section

Albany, New York, USA
Shlemon Applied Geoscience Luncheon: Mon., 21 March
Mann Applied Hydrogeology Luncheon: Tues., 22 March

Southeastern Section

Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Shlemon Applied Geoscience Luncheon: Thurs., 31 March
Mann Applied Hydrogeology Luncheon: Fri., 1 April

Cordilleran Section

Ontario, California, USA
Shlemon Applied Geoscience Luncheon: Mon., 4 April
Mann Applied Hydrogeology Luncheon: Tues., 5 April

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